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Newcastle defender Steven Taylor has pinpointed last season’s epic comeback against Arsenal as the inspiration behind his side’s unbeaten start to the current campaign.

Alan Pardew’s team currently lie in the Champions League places and Taylor told talkSPORT recovering from 4-0 down to draw with the Gunners at St James’ Park in February instilled a new belief in the squad.

“Of course it gives you confidence, the whole team had a big lift there,” he said. “We just know now if we’re a goal or a couple of goals behind, whatever, we always believe we can come back.”

Taylor sees no reason why a run of four wins and four draws in their eight Premier League fixtures so far cannot continue against Wigan at the weekend.

“There’s no pressure on us at the moment," he added. "We’re just enjoying it and playing with confidence. We’ve been very lucky with some of our results but for us it’s about maintaining a good start.

The defender has also praised the role played by the manager in giving the Toon Army so much to cheer in the first few months of the season. Taylor continued: “Just look at the atmosphere against Tottenham. Even going a goal behind, the fans knew if we got that one goal back the whole of St James’ Park was going to take off.”

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We just know now if we’re a goal or a couple of goals behind, whatever, we always believe we can come back